President Bush has signed the bill to name the main post office in Brockton after the city’s favorite son, boxing legend Rocky Marciano. More: continued here
Read More »eBay profits up 22 percent on listing gains (CNET via Yahoo! News)
It’s not a bad week for eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Stark Matters: Things much cooler at downtown post office (The Canton Repository)
Things have cooled down at the U.S. Postal Service’s Newmarket Station at Fourth Street and Cleveland Avenue SW. Literally. In last week’s column, I wrote about the plight of the employees and customers of that post office, where the air conditioning had been out all year. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps-Ticats Preview (OurSports Central)
The Stamps and Ticats will battle in the first of two regular-season contests this season. Calgary will travel to Hamilton on Oct. 24 for the return match. The Stamps were 1-1 against Hamilton in 2007 and are 8-2 in the last 10 games against the Ticats at McMahon Stadium. More: …
Read More »EBay outlook hammers shares, profit rises (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc on Wednesday provided a cautious near-term outlook that reflected concern over a weak U.S. economy and changes it has been making to its auction business, sending its shares down 7 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office devastation – Falmouth Penryn Packet
Post Office devastationFalmouth Penryn Packet, UK –19 hours agoBy Emma Goodfellow Outrage and disgust met yesterday's Post Office announcement of plans to close five branches in the Falmouth area. …Closures 'rip heart out of villages'The CornishmanDale village steps up fight against PO closureDarlington and Stockton Times'Funeral' is held for an axed post …
Read More »Computer Limits to be a post office (Vero Press Journal)
Computer Limits, in Miracle Mile on 21st Street in Vero Beach, will soon be offering most of the services of a full post office. Computer Limits has almost completed the renovation of its storefront on Miracle Mile next to Vincent’s Pizza where it has added a U.S. Postal Service Annex. …
Read More »FedEx requests more incentives (News 14 Carolina)
GUILFORD COUNTY — Around a year remains before the massive FedEx East Coast air shipping hub takes off. “But there’s a lot of competition between cities for some of these companies,” said Kirk Perkins, chairman of the Guilford County Commissioners, about luring the company to the Triad. More: continued here
Read More »Birkdale offers Immelman his toughest test (icWales)
US Masters champion Trevor Immelman rates Royal Birkdale the hardest Open course he has faced. More: continued here
Read More »EBay outlook hammers shares, profit higher (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Online auctioneer eBay Inc on Wednesday forecast a weak third quarter and left its full-year estimates unchanged in the face of a weaker U.S. economy, sending its shares down 7 percent. More: continued here
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